Portable device, method, and graphical user interface for scrolling to display the top of an electronic document

ABSTRACT

Techniques for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprise displaying a text entry area while concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages. A gesture is detected at a location on the touch screen display. In accordance with the location corresponding to the text entry area, the technique displays a first soft keyboard. In accordance with the location corresponding to the URL entry area, the technique displays a second soft keyboard that is different from the first soft keyboard.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.12/163,899, “Portable Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface forAutomatically Scrolling to Display the Top of an Electronic Document,”filed Jun. 27, 2008, which application is incorporated by referenceherein in its entirety.

This application is related to the following applications: (1) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 10/188,182, “Touch Pad For Handheld Device,”filed Jul. 1, 2002; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/722,948,“Touch Pad For Handheld Device,” filed Nov. 25, 2003; (3) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 10/643,256, “Movable Touch Pad With AddedFunctionality,” filed Aug. 18, 2003; (4) U.S. patent application Ser.No. 10/654,108, “Ambidextrous Mouse,” filed Sep. 2, 2003; (5) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filedMay 6, 2004; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “GesturesFor Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004; (7) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User InterfacesFor Touch Sensitive Input Devices” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (8) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/057,050, “Display Actuator,” filed Feb. 11,2005; (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-FunctionalHand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006; and (10) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/850,635, “Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics,” filed Sep.5, 2007. All of these applications are incorporated by reference hereinin their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosed embodiments relate generally to portable electronicdevices with touch screen displays, and more particularly, to portableelectronic devices with touch screen displays that display a portion ofan electronic document, such as a portion of a web page.

BACKGROUND

As portable electronic devices become more compact, and the number offunctions performed by a given device increase, it has become asignificant challenge to design a user interface that allows users toeasily interact with a multifunction device. This challenge isparticular significant for handheld portable devices, which have muchsmaller screens than desktop or laptop computers. This situation isunfortunate because the user interface is the gateway through whichusers receive not only content but also responses to user actions orbehaviors, including user attempts to access a device's features, tools,and functions. Some portable communication devices (e.g., mobiletelephones, sometimes called mobile phones, cell phones, cellulartelephones, and the like) have resorted to adding more pushbuttons,increasing the density of push buttons, overloading the functions ofpushbuttons, or using complex menu systems to allow a user to access,store and manipulate data. These conventional user interfaces oftenresult in complicated key sequences and menu hierarchies that must bememorized by the user.

Many conventional user interfaces, such as those that include physicalpushbuttons, are also inflexible. This may prevent a user interface frombeing configured and/or adapted by either an application running on theportable device or by users. When coupled with the time consumingrequirement to memorize multiple key sequences and menu hierarchies, andthe difficulty in activating a desired pushbutton, such inflexibility isfrustrating to most users.

Because of the small size of display screens on portable electronicdevices, only a portion of an electronic document is typically displayedon the screen at a given time. Thus, users need to translate (e.g.,scroll) the displayed document to view the entire content of thedocument. Frequently, users may need to scroll to the top of thedocument after the user has scrolled down the document, for example toview a title or content at the top of the document. Limitations ofconventional user interfaces require the user to manually scroll back tothe top of a lengthy document. Manually scrolling to the top of thedocument on a small display screen may require additional key andgesture sequences that are time-consuming or awkward to perform.

Additionally, if the electronic document is a web page, users may needto scroll to the top of the web page or memorize key sequences todisplay the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area.

Accordingly, there is a need for portable electronic devices with touchscreen displays that have with more transparent and efficient userinterfaces for displaying and navigating an electronic document (e.g., aweb page). Such interfaces increase efficiency and user satisfactionwith portable devices.

SUMMARY

The above deficiencies and other problems associated with userinterfaces for portable devices are reduced or eliminated by thedisclosed multifunction device. In some embodiments, the device has atouch-sensitive display (also known as a “touch screen”) with agraphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors, memory and oneor more modules, programs or sets of instructions stored in the memoryfor performing multiple functions. In some embodiments, the userinteracts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts and gestures onthe touch-sensitive display. In some embodiments, the functions mayinclude telephoning, video conferencing, c-mailing, instant messaging,blogging, digital photographing, digital videoing, web browsing, digitalmusic playing, and/or digital video playing. Instructions for performingthese functions may be included in a computer readable storage medium orother computer program product configured for execution by one or moreprocessors.

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method isperformed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display.The computer-implemented method includes displaying a portion of a webpage in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a URLentry area for inputting URLs of web pages. A gesture is detected in apredefined area at the top of the touch screen display. In response todetecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display, the URL entry area is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a graphical user interface on aportable electronic device with a touch screen display includes: aportion of a web page in a web browser application; a URL entry area forinputting URLs of web pages; and a predefined area at the top of thetouch screen display. Prior to detecting a gesture in the predefinedarea at the top of the touch screen display, the portion of the web pageis displayed in the web browser application without concurrentlydisplaying the URL entry area for inputting URLs of web pages. Inresponse to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top ofthe touch screen display, the URL entry area is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a portable computing deviceincludes: a touch screen display; one or more processors; memory; andone or more programs. The one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one ormore programs include instructions for: displaying a portion of a webpage in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a URLentry area for inputting URLs of web pages; detecting a gesture in apredefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and in responseto detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display, displaying the URL entry area.

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage mediumhas stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portableelectronic device with a touch screen display, cause the portableelectronic device to: display a portion of a web page in a web browserapplication without concurrently displaying a URL entry area forinputting URLs of web pages; detect a gesture in a predefined area atthe top of the touch screen display; and in response to detecting thegesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display,display the URL entry area.

In accordance with some embodiments, a portable electronic deviceincludes: a touch screen display; means for displaying a portion of aweb page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying aURL entry area for inputting URLs of web pages; means for detecting agesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display;and, in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at thetop of the touch screen display, means for displaying the URL entryarea.

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method isperformed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display.The computer-implemented method includes displaying a portion of anelectronic document on the touch screen display. The electronic documenthas an electronic document length. The displayed portion of theelectronic document has a displayed portion length that is less than theelectronic document length. A gesture is detected in a predefined areaat the top of the touch screen display. In response to detecting thegesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, atop portion of the electronic document is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a graphical user interface on aportable electronic device with a touch screen display includes: aportion of an electronic document and a predefined area at the top ofthe touch screen display. The electronic document has an electronicdocument length. The displayed portion of the electronic document has adisplayed portion length that is less than the electronic documentlength. In response to detecting a gesture in the predefined area at thetop of the touch screen display, a top portion of the electronicdocument is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a portable computing deviceincludes: a touch screen display; one or more processors; memory; andone or more programs. The one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one ormore programs include instructions for: displaying a portion of anelectronic document on the touch screen display, wherein the electronicdocument has an electronic document length and the displayed portion ofthe electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less thanthe electronic document length; detecting a gesture in a predefined areaat the top of the touch screen display; and, in response to detectingthe gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screendisplay, displaying a top portion of the electronic document.

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage mediumhas stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portableelectronic device with a touch screen display, cause the portableelectronic device to: display a portion of an electronic document on thetouch screen display, wherein the electronic document has an electronicdocument length and the displayed portion of the electronic document hasa displayed portion length that is less than the electronic documentlength; detect a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display; and, in response to detecting the gesture in thepredefined area at the top of the touch screen display, display a topportion of the electronic document.

In accordance with some embodiments, a portable electronic deviceincludes: a touch screen display; means for displaying a portion of anelectronic document on the touch screen display, wherein the electronicdocument has an electronic document length and the displayed portion ofthe electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less thanthe electronic document length; means for detecting a gesture in apredefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and, in responseto detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display, means for displaying a top portion of the electronicdocument.

Thus, the invention provides an efficient, easy-to-use interface fordisplaying and navigating an electronic document on a portableelectronic device with a touch screen display.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the aforementioned embodiments of theinvention as well as additional embodiments thereof, reference should bemade to the Description of Embodiments below, in conjunction with thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer tocorresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunctiondevices with touch-sensitive displays in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screenin accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for unlocking aportable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu ofapplications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 5A-5J illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displaying andnavigating a portion of a web page in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displaying andnavigating a portion of an electronic document in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 7A-7C are a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying andnavigating a portion of a web page in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 8A-8C are a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying andnavigating a portion of an electronic document in accordance with someembodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detaileddescription, numerous specific details are set forth in order to providea thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will beapparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present inventionmay be practiced without these specific details. In other instances,well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks havenot been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspectsof the embodiments.

It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc.may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements shouldnot be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguishone element from another. For example, a first gesture could be termed asecond gesture, and, similarly, a second gesture could be termed a firstgesture, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is forthe purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is notintended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description ofthe invention and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and“the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless thecontext clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that theterm “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and allpossible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Itwill be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or“comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence ofstated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components,and/or groups thereof.

As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon”or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” dependingon the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [astated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upondetermining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [thestated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the statedcondition or event],” depending on the context.

Embodiments of a portable multifunction device, user interfaces for suchdevices, and associated processes for using such devices are described.In some embodiments, the device is a portable communications device suchas a mobile telephone that also contains other functions, such as PDAand/or music player functions.

The user interface may include a physical click wheel in addition to atouch screen or a virtual click wheel displayed on the touch screen. Aclick wheel is a user-interface device that may provide navigationcommands based on an angular displacement of the wheel or a point ofcontact with the wheel by a user of the device. A click wheel may alsobe used to provide a user command corresponding to selection of one ormore items, for example, when the user of the device presses down on atleast a portion of the wheel or the center of the wheel. Alternatively,breaking contact with a click wheel image on a touch screen surface mayindicate a user command corresponding to selection. For simplicity, inthe discussion that follows, a portable multifunction device thatincludes a touch screen is used as an exemplary embodiment. It should beunderstood, however, that some of the user interfaces and associatedprocesses may be applied to other devices, such as personal computersand laptop computers, which may include one or more other physicaluser-interface devices, such as a physical click wheel, a physicalkeyboard, a mouse and/or a joystick.

The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more ofthe following: a telephone application, a video conferencingapplication, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, ablogging application, a photo management application, a digital cameraapplication, a digital video camera application, a web browsingapplication, a digital music player application, and/or a digital videoplayer application.

The various applications that may be executed on the device may use atleast one common physical user-interface device, such as the touchscreen. One or more functions of the touch screen as well ascorresponding information displayed on the device may be adjusted and/orvaried from one application to the next and/or within a respectiveapplication. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as thetouch screen) of the device may support the variety of applications withuser interfaces that are intuitive and transparent.

The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard embodiments.The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard (QWERTY) and/ornon-standard configurations of symbols on the displayed icons of thekeyboard, such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/459,606, “Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24,2006, and Ser. No. 11/459,615, “Touch Screen Keyboards For PortableElectronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, the contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. The keyboardembodiments may include a reduced number of icons (or soft keys)relative to the number of keys in existing physical keyboards, such asthat for a typewriter. This may make it easier for users to select oneor more icons in the keyboard, and thus, one or more correspondingsymbols. The keyboard embodiments may be adaptive. For example,displayed icons may be modified in accordance with user actions, such asselecting one or more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols.One or more applications on the portable device may utilize commonand/or different keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboard embodimentused may be tailored to at least some of the applications. In someembodiments, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to arespective user. For example, one or more keyboard embodiments may betailored to a respective user based on a word usage history(lexicography, slang, individual usage) of the respective user. Some ofthe keyboard embodiments may be adjusted to reduce a probability of auser error when selecting one or more icons, and thus one or moresymbols, when using the soft keyboard embodiments.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of the device. FIGS. 1Aand 1B are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunction devices100 with touch-sensitive displays 112 in accordance with someembodiments. The touch-sensitive display 112 is sometimes called a“touch screen” for convenience, and may also be known as or called atouch-sensitive display system. The device 100 may include a memory 102(which may include one or more computer readable storage mediums), amemory controller 122, one or more processing units (CPU's) 120, aperipherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, aspeaker 111, a microphone 113, an input/output (I/O) subsystem 106,other input or control devices 116, and an external port 124. The device100 may include one or more optical sensors 164. These components maycommunicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.

It should be appreciated that the device 100 is only one example of aportable multifunction device 100, and that the device 100 may have moreor fewer components than shown, may combine two or more components, or amay have a different configuration or arrangement of the components. Thevarious components shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B may be implemented inhardware, software or a combination of both hardware and software,including one or more signal processing and/or application specificintegrated circuits.

Memory 102 may include high-speed random access memory and may alsoinclude non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memorydevices. Access to memory 102 by other components of the device 100,such as the CPU 120 and the peripherals interface 118, may be controlledby the memory controller 122.

The peripherals interface 118 couples the input and output peripheralsof the device to the CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or more processors120 run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructionsstored in memory 102 to perform various functions for the device 100 andto process data.

In some embodiments, the peripherals interface 118, the CPU 120, and thememory controller 122 may be implemented on a single chip, such as achip 104. In some other embodiments, they may be implemented on separatechips.

The RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals,also called electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry 108 convertselectrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates withcommunications networks and other communications devices via theelectromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry 108 may include well-knowncircuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited toan antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner,one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, asubscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. The RFcircuitry 108 may communicate with networks, such as the Internet, alsoreferred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wirelessnetwork, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local areanetwork (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and otherdevices by wireless communication. The wireless communication may useany of a plurality of communications standards, protocols andtechnologies, including but not limited to Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speeddownlink packet access (HSDPA), wideband code division multiple access(W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multipleaccess (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.1 in), voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for email (e.g., Internet messageaccess protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instantmessaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP),Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and PresenceLeveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), and/or Instant Messaging and PresenceService (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS)), or any othersuitable communication protocol, including communication protocols notyet developed as of the filing date of this document.

The audio circuitry 110, the speaker 111, and the microphone 113 providean audio interface between a user and the device 100. The audiocircuitry 110 receives audio data from the peripherals interface 118,converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits theelectrical signal to the speaker 111. The speaker 111 converts theelectrical signal to human-audible sound waves. The audio circuitry 110also receives electrical signals converted by the microphone 113 fromsound waves. The audio circuitry 110 converts the electrical signal toaudio data and transmits the audio data to the peripherals interface 118for processing. Audio data may be retrieved from and/or transmitted tomemory 102 and/or the RF circuitry 108 by the peripherals interface 118.In some embodiments, the audio circuitry 110 also includes a headsetjack (e.g. 212, FIG. 2). The headset jack provides an interface betweenthe audio circuitry 110 and removable audio input/output peripherals,such as output-only headphones or a headset with both output (e.g., aheadphone for one or both ears) and input (e.g., a microphone).

The I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on the device100, such as the touch screen 112 and other input/control devices 116,to the peripherals interface 118. The I/O subsystem 106 may include adisplay controller 156 and one or more input controllers 160 for otherinput or control devices. The one or more input controllers 160receive/send electrical signals from/to other input or control devices116. The other input/control devices 116 may include physical buttons(e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches,joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments,input controller(s) 160 may be coupled to any (or none) of thefollowing: a keyboard, infrared port, USB port, and a pointer devicesuch as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG. 2) may includean up/down button for volume control of the speaker 111 and/or themicrophone 113. The one or more buttons may include a push button (e.g.,206, FIG. 2). A quick press of the push button may disengage a lock ofthe touch screen 112 or begin a process that uses gestures on the touchscreen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on anUnlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, which is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g., 206)may turn power to the device 100 on or off. The user may be able tocustomize a functionality of one or more of the buttons. The touchscreen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or moresoft keyboards.

The touch-sensitive touch screen 112 provides an input interface and anoutput interface between the device and a user. The display controller156 receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to the touch screen112. The touch screen 112 displays visual output to the user. The visualoutput may include graphics, text, icons, video, and any combinationthereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some orall of the visual output may correspond to user-interface objects.

A touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor or set ofsensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactilecontact. The touch screen 112 and the display controller 156 (along withany associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detectcontact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on the touchscreen 112 and converts the detected contact into interaction withuser-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages orimages) that are displayed on the touch screen. In an exemplaryembodiment, a point of contact between a touch screen 112 and the usercorresponds to a finger of the user.

The touch screen 112 may use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, orLPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, although other displaytechnologies may be used in other embodiments. The touch screen 112 andthe display controller 156 may detect contact and any movement orbreaking thereof using any of a plurality of touch sensing technologiesnow known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive,resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well asother proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one ormore points of contact with a touch screen 112.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112may be analogous to the multi-touch sensitive tablets described in thefollowing U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No.6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932(Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, atouch screen 112 displays visual output from the portable device 100,whereas touch sensitive tablets do not provide visual output.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112may be as described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,”filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862,“Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filedJul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264,“Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5)U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical UserInterfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6)U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input DevicePlacement On A Touch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7)U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A ComputerWith A Touch Screen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of ATouch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,”filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications are incorporated byreference herein in their entirety.

The touch screen 112 may have a resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In anexemplary embodiment, the touch screen has a resolution of approximately160 dpi. The user may make contact with the touch screen 112 using anysuitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth.In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarilywith finger-based contacts and gestures, which are much less precisethan stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger onthe touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the roughfinger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command forperforming the actions desired by the user.

In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the device 100 mayinclude a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating particularfunctions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive areaof the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visualoutput. The touchpad may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separatefrom the touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surfaceformed by the touch screen.

In some embodiments, the device 100 may include a physical or virtualclick wheel as an input control device 116. A user may navigate amongand interact with one or more graphical objects (henceforth referred toas icons) displayed in the touch screen 112 by rotating the click wheelor by moving a point of contact with the click wheel (e.g., where theamount of movement of the point of contact is measured by its angulardisplacement with respect to a center point of the click wheel). Theclick wheel may also be used to select one or more of the displayedicons. For example, the user may press down on at least a portion of theclick wheel or an associated button. User commands and navigationcommands provided by the user via the click wheel may be processed by aninput controller 160 as well as one or more of the modules and/or setsof instructions in memory 102. For a virtual click wheel, the clickwheel and click wheel controller may be part of the touch screen 112 andthe display controller 156, respectively. For a virtual click wheel, theclick wheel may be either an opaque or semitransparent object thatappears and disappears on the touch screen display in response to userinteraction with the device. In some embodiments, a virtual click wheelis displayed on the touch screen of a portable multifunction device andoperated by user contact with the touch screen.

The device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the variouscomponents. The power system 162 may include a power management system,one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), arecharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converteror inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode(LED)) and any other components associated with the generation,management and distribution of power in portable devices.

The device 100 may also include one or more optical sensors 164. FIGS.1A and 1B show an optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller158 in I/O subsystem 106. The optical sensor 164 may includecharge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) phototransistors. The optical sensor 164 receives light from theenvironment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the lightto data representing an image. In conjunction with an imaging module 143(also called a camera module), the optical sensor 164 may capture stillimages or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located onthe back of the device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 on thefront of the device, so that the touch screen display may be used as aviewfinder for either still and/or video image acquisition. In someembodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device sothat the user's image may be obtained for videoconferencing while theuser views the other video conference participants on the touch screendisplay. In some embodiments, the position of the optical sensor 164 canbe changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in thedevice housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 may be used alongwith the touch screen display for both video conferencing and stilland/or video image acquisition.

The device 100 may also include one or more proximity sensors 166. FIGS.1A and 1B show a proximity sensor 166 coupled to the peripheralsinterface 118. Alternately, the proximity sensor 166 may be coupled toan input controller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The proximity sensor166 may perform as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/241,839, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No.11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No.11/620,702, “Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity SensorOutput”; Ser. No. 11/586,862, “Automated Response To And Sensing Of UserActivity In Portable Devices”; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods AndSystems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals,” which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, theproximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen 112 when themultifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the useris making a phone call). In some embodiments, the proximity sensor keepsthe screen off when the device is in the user's pocket, purse, or otherdark area to prevent unnecessary battery drainage when the device is alocked state.

The device 100 may also include one or more accelerometers 168. FIGS. 1Aand 1B show an accelerometer 168 coupled to the peripherals interface118. Alternately, the accelerometer 168 may be coupled to an inputcontroller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The accelerometer 168 mayperform as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059,“Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable ElectronicDevices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, “Methods AndApparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,”both of which are which are incorporated by reference herein in theirentirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touchscreen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on ananalysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers.

In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 mayinclude an operating system 126, a communication module (or set ofinstructions) 128, a contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130,a graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, a text input module (orset of instructions) 134, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module (orset of instructions) 135, and applications (or set of instructions) 136.

The operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X,WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includesvarious software components and/or drivers for controlling and managinggeneral system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control,power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between varioushardware and software components.

The communication module 128 facilitates communication with otherdevices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes varioussoftware components for handling data received by the RF circuitry 108and/or the external port 124. The external port 124 (e.g., UniversalSerial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly toother devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wirelessLAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g.,30-pin) connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatiblewith the 30-pin connector used on iPod (trademark of Apple Computer,Inc.) devices.

The contact/motion module 130 may detect contact with the touch screen112 (in conjunction with the display controller 156) and other touchsensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Thecontact/motion module 130 includes various software components forperforming various operations related to detection of contact, such asdetermining if contact has occurred, determining if there is movement ofthe contact and tracking the movement across the touch screen 112, anddetermining if the contact has been broken (i.e., if the contact hasceased). Determining movement of the point of contact may includedetermining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction),and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of thepoint of contact. These operations may be applied to single contacts(e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g.,“multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, thecontact/motion module 130 and the display controller 156 also detectscontact on a touchpad. In some embodiments, the contact/motion module130 and the controller 160 detects contact on a click wheel.

The graphics module 132 includes various known software components forrendering and displaying graphics on the touch screen 112, includingcomponents for changing the intensity of graphics that are displayed. Asused herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can bedisplayed to a user, including without limitation text, web pages, icons(such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images,videos, animations and the like.

The text input module 134, which may be a component of graphics module132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications(e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, blogging 142, browser 147, andany other application that needs text input).

The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and providesthis information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138for use in location-based dialing, to camera 143 and/or blogger 142 aspicture/video metadata, and to applications that provide location-basedservices such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, andmap/navigation widgets).

The applications 136 may include the following modules (or sets ofinstructions), or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   a contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or        contact list);    -   a telephone module 138;    -   a video conferencing module 139;    -   an e-mail client module 140;    -   an instant messaging (IM) module 141;    -   a blogging module 142;    -   a camera module 143 for still and/or video images;    -   an image management module 144;    -   a video player module 145;    -   a music player module 146;    -   a browser module 147;    -   a calendar module 148;    -   widget modules 149, which may include weather widget 149-1,        stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget        149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by        the user, as well as user-created widgets 149-6;    -   widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;    -   search module 151;    -   video and music player module 152, which merges video player        module 145 and music player module 146;    -   notes module 153;    -   map module 154; and/or    -   online video module 155.

Examples of other applications 136 that may be stored in memory 102include other word processing applications, JAVA-enabled applications,encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voicereplication.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the contactsmodule 137 may be used to manage an address book or contact list,including: adding name(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from theaddress book; associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es),physical address(es) or other information with a name; associating animage with a name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephonenumbers or e-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communicationsby telephone 138, video conference 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; and soforth.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact module130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the telephonemodule 138 may be used to enter a sequence of characters correspondingto a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in theaddress book 137, modify a telephone number that has been entered, diala respective telephone number, conduct a conversation and disconnect orhang up when the conversation is completed. As noted above, the wirelesscommunication may use any of a plurality of communications standards,protocols and technologies.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module 130, graphics module132, text input module 134, contact list 137, and telephone module 138,the videoconferencing module 139 may be used to initiate, conduct, andterminate a video conference between a user and one or more otherparticipants.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, the e-mail client module 140 may be used to create, send,receive, and manage e-mail. In conjunction with image management module144, the e-mail module 140 makes it very easy to create and send c-mailswith still or video images taken with camera module 143.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, the instant messaging module 141 may be used to enter asequence of characters corresponding to an instant message, to modifypreviously entered characters, to transmit a respective instant message(for example, using a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia MessageService (MMS) protocol for telephony-based instant messages or usingXMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messages), to receiveinstant messages and to view received instant messages. In someembodiments, transmitted and/or received instant messages may includegraphics, photos, audio files, video files and/or other attachments asare supported in a MMS and/or an Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). Asused herein, “instant messaging” refers to both telephony-based messages(e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages(e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, image management module 144, and browsing module 147, theblogging module 142 may be used to send text, still images, video,and/or other graphics to a blog (e.g., the user's blog).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, opticalsensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module 130,graphics module 132, and image management module 144, the camera module143 may be used to capture still images or video (including a videostream) and store them into memory 102, modify characteristics of astill image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory 102.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and cameramodule 143, the image management module 144 may be used to arrange,modify or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in adigital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, and speaker 111,the video player module 145 may be used to display, present or otherwiseplay back videos (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connecteddisplay via external port 124).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, the music player module146 allows the user to download and play back recorded music and othersound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AACfiles. In some embodiments, the device 100 may include the functionalityof an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, the browser module 147 may be used to browse the Internet,including searching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages orportions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to webpages.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, c-mail module 140, and browser module 147, the calendarmodule 148 may be used to create, display, modify, and store calendarsand data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to do lists,etc.).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, and browser module 147, the widget modules 149 aremini-applications that may be downloaded and used by a user (e.g.,weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3,alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or created by theuser (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, a widgetincludes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (CascadingStyle Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widgetincludes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file(e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150 may beused by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portionof a web page into a widget).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, thesearch module 151 may be used to search for text, music, sound, image,video, and/or other files in memory 102 that match one or more searchcriteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the notesmodule 153 may be used to create and manage notes, to do lists, and thelike.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, the map module 154may be used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and dataassociated with maps (e.g., driving directions; data on stores and otherpoints of interest at or near a particular location; and otherlocation-based data).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140,and browser module 147, the online video module 155 allows the user toaccess, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back(e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display viaexternal port 124), send an e-mail with a link to a particular onlinevideo, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats,such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141, ratherthan e-mail client module 140, is used to send a link to a particularonline video. Additional description of the online video application canbe found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/936,562,“Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface forPlaying Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20, 2007, and U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/968,067, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Dec. 31,2007, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in itsentirety.

Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to aset of instructions for performing one or more functions describedabove. These modules (i.e., sets of instructions) need not beimplemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, andthus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwisere-arranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module 145may be combined with music player module 146 into a single module (e.g.,video and music player module 152, FIG. 1B). In some embodiments, memory102 may store a subset of the modules and data structures identifiedabove. Furthermore, memory 102 may store additional modules and datastructures not described above.

In some embodiments, the device 100 is a device where operation of apredefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen 112 and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screenand/or a touchpad as the primary input/control device for operation ofthe device 100, the number of physical input/control devices (such aspush buttons, dials, and the like) on the device 100 may be reduced.

The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between userinterfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user,navigates the device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any userinterface that may be displayed on the device 100. In such embodiments,the touchpad may be referred to as a “menu button.” In some otherembodiments, the menu button may be a physical push button or otherphysical input/control device instead of a touchpad.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100 having a touchscreen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screen maydisplay one or more graphics within user interface (UI) 200. In thisembodiment, as well as others, a user may select one or more of thegraphics by making contact or touching the graphics, for example, withone or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scale in the figure). In someembodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurs when the userbreaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, thecontact may include a gesture, such as one or more taps, one or moreswipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward)and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upwardand/or downward) that has made contact with the device 100. In someembodiments, inadvertent contact with a graphic may not select thegraphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an applicationicon may not select the corresponding application when the gesturecorresponding to selection is a tap.

The device 100 may also include one or more physical buttons, such as“home” or menu button 204. As described previously, the menu button 204may be used to navigate to any application 136 in a set of applicationsthat may be executed on the device 100. Alternatively, in someembodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI intouch screen 112.

In one embodiment, the device 100 includes a touch screen 112, a menubutton 204, a push button 206 for powering the device on/off and lockingthe device, volume adjustment button(s) 208, a Subscriber IdentityModule (SIM) card slot 210, a head set jack 212, and a docking/chargingexternal port 124. The push button 206 may be used to turn the poweron/off on the device by depressing the button and holding the button inthe depressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the deviceby depressing the button and releasing the button before the predefinedtime interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate anunlock process. In an alternative embodiment, the device 100 also mayaccept verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functionsthrough the microphone 113.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)and associated processes that may be implemented on a portablemultifunction device 100.

FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for unlocking aportable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, user interface 300A includes the following elements, or asubset or superset thereof:

-   -   Unlock image 302 that is moved with a finger gesture to unlock        the device;    -   Arrow 304 that provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture;    -   Channel 306 that provides additional cues to the unlock gesture;    -   Time 308;    -   Day 310;    -   Date 312; and    -   Wallpaper image 314.

In some embodiments, in addition to or in place of wallpaper image 314,an unlock user interface may include a device charging status icon 316and a headset charging status icon 318 (e.g., UI 300B, FIG. 3B). Thedevice charging status icon 316 indicates the battery status while thedevice 100 is being recharged (e.g., in a dock). Similarly, headsetcharging status icon 318 indicates the battery status of a headsetassociated with device 100 (e.g., a Bluetooth headset) while the headsetis being recharged (e.g., in another portion of the dock).

In some embodiments, the device detects contact with the touch-sensitivedisplay (e.g., a user's finger making contact on or near the unlockimage 302) while the device is in a user-interface lock state. Thedevice moves the unlock image 302 in accordance with the contact. Thedevice transitions to a user-interface unlock state if the detectedcontact corresponds to a predefined gesture, such as moving the unlockimage across channel 306. Conversely, the device maintains theuser-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond tothe predefined gesture. This process saves battery power by ensuringthat the device is not accidentally awakened. This process is easy forusers to perform, in part because of the visual cue(s) provided on thetouch screen.

In some embodiments, after detecting an unlock gesture, the devicedisplays a passcode (or password) interface (e.g., UI 300C, FIG. 3C) forentering a passcode to complete the unlock process. The addition of apasscode protects against unauthorized use of the device. In someembodiments, the passcode interface includes an emergency call icon thatpermits an emergency call (e.g., to 911) without entering the passcode.In some embodiments, the use of a passcode is a user-selectable option(e.g., part of settings 412).

As noted above, processes that use gestures on the touch screen tounlock the device are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/322,549, “Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An UnlockImage,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, and Ser. No. 11/322,550, “Indication OfProgress Towards Satisfaction Of A User Input Condition,” filed Dec. 23,2005, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu ofapplications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with someembodiments. In some embodiments, user interface 400A includes thefollowing elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s),        such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;    -   Time 404;    -   Battery status indicator 406;    -   Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as:        -   Phone 138, which may include an indicator 414 of the number            of missed calls or voicemail messages;        -   E-mail client 140, which may include an indicator 410 of the            number of unread e-mails;        -   Browser 147; and        -   Music player 146; and    -   Icons for other applications, such as:        -   IM 141;        -   Image management 144;        -   Camera 143;        -   Video player 145;        -   Weather 149-1;        -   Stocks 149-2;        -   Blog 142;        -   Calendar 148;        -   Calculator 149-3;        -   Alarm clock 149-4;        -   Dictionary 149-5; and        -   User-created widget 149-6.

In some embodiments, user interface 400B includes the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, 141, 148, 144, 143, 149-3, 149-2, 149-1, 149-4,        410, 414, 138, 140, and 147, as described above;    -   Bluetooth indicator 405;    -   Map 154;    -   Notes 153;    -   Settings 412, which provides access to settings for the device        100 and its various applications 136, as described further        below;    -   Video and music player module 152, also referred to as iPod        (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) module 152; and    -   Online video module 155, also referred to as YouTube (trademark        of Google, Inc.) module 155.

In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B displays all of the availableapplications 136 on one screen so that there is no need to scrollthrough a list of applications (e.g., via a scroll bar). In someembodiments, as the number of applications increase, the iconscorresponding to the applications may decrease in size so that allapplications may be displayed on a single screen without scrolling. Insome embodiments, having all applications on one screen and a menubutton enables a user to access any desired application with at most twoinputs, such as activating the menu button 204 and then activating thedesired application (e.g., by a tap or other finger gesture on the iconcorresponding to the application). In some embodiments, a predefinedgesture on the menu button 204 (e.g., a double tap or a double click)acts as a short cut that initiates display of a particular userinterface in a particular application. In some embodiments, the shortcut is a user-selectable option (e.g., part of settings 412). Forexample, if the user makes frequent calls to persons listed in aFavorites UI (e.g., UI 2700A, FIG. 27A) in the phone 138, the user maychoose to have the Favorites UI be displayed in response to a doubleclick on the menu button. As another example, the user may choose tohave a UI with information about the currently playing music (e.g., UI4300S, FIG. 43S) be displayed in response to a double click on the menubutton.

In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B provides integrated access to bothwidget-based applications and non-widget-based applications. In someembodiments, all of the widgets, whether user-created or not, aredisplayed in UI 400A or 400B. In other embodiments, activating the iconfor user-created widget 149-6 may lead to another UI that contains theuser-created widgets or icons corresponding to the user-created widgets.

In some embodiments, a user may rearrange the icons in UI 400A or 400B,e.g., using processes described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/459,602, “Portable Electronic Device With Interface ReconfigurationMode,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference inits entirety. For example, a user may move application icons in and outof tray 408 using finger gestures.

In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B includes a gauge (not shown) thatdisplays an updated account usage metric for an account associated withusage of the device (e.g., a cellular phone account), as described inU.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,552, “Account InformationDisplay For Portable Communication Device,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, whichis hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

In some embodiments, a signal strength indicator 402 (FIG. 4B) for aWiFi network is replaced by a symbol for a cellular network (e.g., theletter “E” for an EDGE network, FIG. 4A) when the device switches fromusing the WiFi network to using the cellular network for datatransmission (e.g., because the WiFi signal is weak or unavailable).

FIGS. 5A-5J illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displaying andnavigating a portion of a web page in accordance with some embodiments.

In some embodiments, UIs 500A-500E and UI 500J (FIGS. 5A-5E and 5J)include the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406 as described above;    -   Status bar 501 for displaying one or more status indicators,        such as the signal strength indicator 402, time 404, and battery        status indicator 406;    -   Previous page icon 502 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        tap on the icon) initiates display of the previous web page;    -   Web page name 504;    -   Next page icon 506 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) initiates display of the next web page;    -   URL (Uniform Resource Locator) entry area 508 for inputting URLs        or other Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) of web pages;    -   Refresh icon 510 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) initiates a refresh of the web page;    -   Portions 512 of a web page (e.g., bottom portion 512-3 (FIG.        5A), intermediate portion 512-2 (FIG. 5J), and top portion 512-1        (FIG. 5D));    -   Bookmarks icon 518 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) initiates display of a bookmarks list or menu for the        browser,    -   Add bookmark icon 520 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap        on the icon) initiates display of a UI for adding bookmarks; and    -   New window icon 522 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap        on the icon) initiates display of a UI for adding new windows        (e.g., web pages) to the browser, and which may also indicate        the number of windows (e.g., “4” in icon 522, FIG. 5A).

In some embodiments, a portion 512 of the web page 51 (e.g., portion512-3 that displays items 96 to 100 on a web page with a “Top 100 List.”FIG. 5A) is displayed in a web browser application 147, withoutconcurrently displaying a URL entry area 508 for inputting URLs of webpages (e.g., UI 500A, FIG. 5A).

In response to detecting a gesture 580 (UI 500B, FIG. 5B) on apredefined area at the top of the touch screen display (e.g., status bar501), a URL entry area 508 is displayed (UI 500C, FIG. 5C). In someembodiments, in response to detecting the gesture on the predefined areaat the top of the touch screen display, the web page is translated(e.g., scrolled) to display the top portion of the web page (e.g.,portion 512-1 that displays items 1 to 4 on the web page with the “Top100 List,” FIG. 5D).

In some embodiments, UIs 500F-500I (FIGS. 5F-5I) include the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, 501, 504, and 508, as described above;    -   Cancel icon 505 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) cancels a URL or search term input process and ceases        display of the corresponding keyboard (e.g., URL input keyboard        550 or Search input keyboard 562, described below);    -   URL clear icon 532 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) clears any input in URL text entry area 508;    -   Search term entry area 534 for displaying search terms input for        web searches;    -   URL input keyboard 550 (FIG. 5F) with period key 556, backslash        key 558, “.com” key 552, and “Go” key 560, which streamlines        entering common characters in URLs;    -   Alternate keyboard selector icons 554 (FIG. 5F) and 564 (FIG.        5H) that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon)        initiates the display of a different keyboard (e.g., a        number/symbol keyboard, not shown);    -   Search input keyboard 562 (FIG. 5H) with alternate keyboard        selector icon 564, space icon 568 and search icon 570, for        entering search term(s); and    -   Background web page portion 572 for providing application        context and that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the        portion 572) cancels the URL or search term input process and        ceases display of the corresponding keyboard (e.g., URL input        keyboard 550 or Search input keyboard 562).

In some embodiments, a gesture 582 is detected on URL entry area 508 (UI500E, FIG. 5E). In response to detecting the gesture 582 on the URLentry area 508, URL input keyboard 550 is displayed for entering textsuch as letter, number, punctuation and other symbols, in the URL entryarea 508 (UI 500F, FIG. 5F). In some embodiments, in response todetecting the gesture 582 on the URL entry area 508, a search term entryarea (e.g., area 534) is also displayed for inputting search terms forweb searches (UI 500F, FIG. 5F).

In some embodiments, a gesture 584 is detected on search term entry area534 (UT 500G, FIG. 5G). In response to detecting the gesture 584 onsearch term entry area 534, URL input keyboard 550 for enteringcharacters in the URL text entry area 508 is replaced with search inputkeyboard 562 for entering characters in the search term entry area 534(UI 500H, FIG. 5H).

The user interfaces in FIGS. 5A-5J are used to illustrate the processesdescribed below with respect to FIGS. 7A-7C and 8A-8C.

FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displaying andnavigating a portion of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic notewith a shopping list) in accordance with some embodiments.

In some embodiments, UIs 600A-600D (FIGS. 6A-6D) include the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, and 501, as described above;    -   Title 610 of the electronic document;    -   Portions 614 of an electronic document (e.g., bottom portion        614-3 (FIG. 6A), intermediate portion 614-2 (FIG. 6D), and top        portion 614-1 (FIG. 6C));    -   Add note icon 616 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) initiates display of a new note (not shown);    -   Notes icon 620 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the        icon) initiates display of a list of notes in the notes        application 153 (not shown);    -   Previous note icon 632 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        tap on the icon) initiates display of the previous note (not        shown);    -   Create email icon 634 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap        on the icon) initiates transfer to the email application 140 and        display of a UI for creating an email message (not shown);    -   Trash icon 636 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the        icon) initiates display of a UI for deleting the note; and    -   Next note icon 638 that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on        the icon) initiates display of the next note (not shown).

In some embodiments, a portion of an electronic document is displayed onthe touch screen (e.g., portion 614-3 that displays items 9 to 14 of anelectronic note with a Christmas Shopping List, FIG. 6A). In someembodiments, a gesture 680 (FIG. 6B) is detected in a predefined area atthe top of the touch screen display (e.g., status bar 501. FIG. 6B). Inresponse to detecting the gesture 680 at the top of the touch screendisplay, a top portion of the electronic document is displayed (e.g.,portion 614-1 that displays items 1 to 6 of the electronic note with theChristmas Shopping List, FIG. 6C).

In some embodiments, an upward swipe gesture 688 (FIG. 6C) is detectedon the touch screen display (UI 600C, FIG. 6C). In response to detectingthe upward swipe gesture on the touch screen display, the electronicdocument is translated to display a portion of the electronic documentother than the top portion of the electronic document. For example, inresponse to detecting the upward swipe gesture 688 on the touch screendisplay, the electronic note is translated (e.g., scrolled) to displayportion 614-2 (FIG. 6D) rather than the top portion 614-1 of the note(FIG. 6C).

The user interfaces in FIGS. 6A-6D are used to illustrate the processdescribed below with respect to FIGS. 8A-8C.

FIGS. 7A-7C are a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying andnavigating a portion of a web page in accordance with some embodiments.The method 7000 is performed at a portable electronic device with atouch screen display (e.g., portable multifunction device 100).

The device displays (7020) a portion of a web page (e.g., portion 512-3that displays items 96 to 100 on a web page with a “Top 100 List,” FIG.5A) in a web browser application 147 without concurrently displaying aURL entry area 508 for inputting URLs of web pages.

The device detects (7040) a gesture in a predefined area at the top ofthe touch screen display. For example, a gesture 580 (UI 500B, FIG. 5B)is detected on status bar 501.

In some embodiments, the gesture (e.g., gesture 580, FIG. 5B) is afinger gesture (7060). In some embodiments, the finger gesture is afinger tap gesture (7080) (e.g., a single tap gesture or a double tapgesture).

In some embodiments, the gesture is made with a stylus (7100). In someembodiments, the gesture is a tap gesture (7120) (e.g., a single tapgesture or a double tap gesture).

In some embodiments, the predefined area at the top of the touch screendisplay is a status bar (7140) for the portable electronic device (e.g.,status bar 501). In some embodiments, the gesture 580 may be detectedanywhere along the top of the touch screen display (e.g., anywhere alongthe status bar 501) so that the user does not need to touch a preciselocation.

In response to detecting the gesture 580 in the predefined area at thetop of the touch screen display, the device displays (7160) the URLentry area 508 (FIG. 5C), thereby providing a simple and efficient wayfor a user to display a URL entry area with the address of a displayedweb page.

In some embodiments, in response to detecting the gesture 580 in thepredefined area at the top of the touch screen display, the device alsotranslates (7180) the web page to display the top portion 512-1 of theweb page (e.g., UI 500D, FIG. 5D). In these embodiments, in response toa single gesture, the device displays a URL entry area and also displaysthe top portion of the web page, thereby simplifying navigation of theweb page and use of the browser application. In some embodiments, thetop portion 512-1 of the web page is displayed (7200) adjacent to theURL entry area 508 (FIG. 5D).

In some embodiments, the device detects (7220) a gesture on the URLentry area 508 (e.g., gesture 582, FIG. 5E). In response to detectingthe gesture on the URL entry area 508, the device displays (7240) a softkeyboard for entering text in the URL entry area 508 (e.g., URL inputkeyboard 550 in UI 500F, FIG. 5F). In some embodiments, in response todetecting the gesture on the URL entry area 508, the device alsodisplays a background web page portion 572 to provide applicationcontext (FIG. 5F). In some embodiments, the background web page portion572 is a darkened portion of the web page.

In some embodiments, the soft keyboard 550 for entering text in the URLentry area 508 includes (7260) a single key for entering “.com” in theURL entry area (e.g., “.com” key 552, FIG. 5F).

In some embodiments, in response to detecting the gesture (e.g., gesture582, FIG. 5E) on the URL entry area 508, the device displays (7280): asoft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area, and a search termentry area for inputting search terms for web searches (e.g., URL inputkeyboard 550 and search term entry area 534 in UI 500F, FIG. 5F).

In some embodiments, the device detects (7300) a gesture on the searchterm entry area (e.g., gesture 584, FIG. 5G). In response to detectingthe gesture 584 on the search term entry area, the device replaces(7320) the display of the soft keyboard for entering text in the URLentry area with display of a soft keyboard for entering text in thesearch term entry area. For example, URL input keyboard 550 (FIG. 5G)for entering characters in the URL text entry area 508 (FIG. 5G) isreplaced with search input keyboard 562 (FIG. 5H) for entering text inthe search term entry area 534 (FIG. 5H). In some embodiments, inresponse to gestures (e.g., 582 and 534) on the URL entry area 508 andthe search term entry area 534, the device displays the correspondingkeyboard (e.g., 550 and 562, respectively).

In some embodiments, the device detects (7340) an upward swipe gestureon the touch screen display (e.g., gesture 586, FIG. 5E). In response todetecting the upward swipe gesture 586 on the touch screen display, thedevice translates (7360) the web page (e.g., from portion 512-1 (FIG.5E) to portion 512-2 (FIG. 5J)) and ceases to display the URL entry area508, thereby hiding the URL entry area 508 when the top portion 512-1 ofthe web page is no longer displayed.

A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touchscreen display comprises: a portion of a web page in a web browserapplication (e.g., portion 512-3, FIG. 5A); a URL entry area 508 forinputting URLs of web pages (FIG. 5C or 5D); and a predefined area atthe top of the touch screen display (e.g., area 501, FIG. 5A). Prior todetecting a gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display, the portion 512 of the web page is displayed in the webbrowser application without concurrently displaying the URL entry area508 for inputting URLs of web pages (e.g., UI 500A, FIG. 5A). Inresponse to detecting the gesture (e.g., gesture 580, FIG. 5B) in thepredefined area at the top of the touch screen display, the URL entryarea 508 is displayed (FIG. 5C or 5D).

FIGS. 8A-8C are a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying andnavigating a portion of an electronic document in accordance with someembodiments. The method 8000 is performed at a portable electronicdevice with a touch screen display (e.g., portable multifunction device100). The method 8000 provides a simple and efficient way for a user toquickly display the top of the electronic document, as further describedbelow.

The device displays (8020) a portion of an electronic document on thetouch screen display (e.g., portion 512-3 of a web page (FIG. 5A) orportion 614-3 of an electronic note (FIG. 6A)).

The electronic document has (8040) an electronic document length. Thedisplayed portion of the electronic document has (8060) a displayedportion length that is less than the electronic document length. Forexample, the length of the displayed portion 512-3 (FIG. 5A) of the webpage is less than the length of the web page. Similarly, the length ofthe displayed portion 614-3 (FIG. 6A) of the electronic note is lessthan the length of the electronic note. In other words, less than theentire length of the electronic document is displayed on the touchscreen display.

In some embodiments, the electronic document is a web page (8080). Insome embodiments, the electronic document is a word processing document(8100). In some embodiments, the electronic document is a PDF file(8120). In some embodiments, the electronic document is a digital image,a presentation document, or a spreadsheet (8140).

The device detects (8160) a gesture (e.g., gesture 580 (FIG. 5B) orgesture 680 (FIG. 6B)) in a predefined area at the top of the touchscreen display (e.g., status bar 501). In some embodiments, the gestureis a contact on any part of the status bar 501.

In some embodiments, the gesture (e.g., gesture 580 (FIG. 5B) or gesture680 (FIG. 6B)) is a finger gesture (8180). In some embodiments, thefinger gesture is a finger tap gesture (8200) (e.g., a single tapgesture or a double tap gesture).

In some embodiments, the gesture is made with a stylus (8220). In someembodiments, the gesture is a tap gesture (8240) (e.g., a single tapgesture or a double tap gesture).

In some embodiments, the predefined area (8260) at the top of the touchscreen display is a status bar for the portable electronic device (e.g.,status bar 501).

In response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the topof the touch screen display, the device displays (8280) a top portion ofthe electronic document. For example, in response to detecting thegesture 580 (FIG. 5B) in the status bar 501, the device displays the topportion 512-1 of the web page (FIG. 5D). Similarly, in response todetecting the gesture 680 (FIG. 6B) in the status bar 501, the devicedisplays the top portion 614-1 of the electronic note (FIG. 6C).

In some embodiments, displaying the top portion of the electronicdocument includes (8300) translating (e.g., scrolling) the electronicdocument to display the top portion of the electronic document. In someembodiments, displaying the top portion of the electronic documentincludes jumping from a currently displayed portion of the electronicdocument to a display of the top portion of the electronic document.

In some embodiments, if the electronic document is a web page (e.g.,FIG. 5B), in response to detecting the gesture 580 in the predefinedarea at the top of the touch screen display, the device translates(8320) the web page to display the top portion of the web page andconcurrently displays a URL entry area for inputting URLs of web pages.For example, in response to detecting the gesture 580 (FIG. 5B) in thestatus bar 501, the web page is translated to display the top portion512-1 of the web page and the URL entry area 508 is concurrentlydisplayed (FIG. 5D).

In some embodiments, the device detects (8340) an upward swipe gesture(e.g., gesture 586 (FIG. 5E) or gesture 688 (FIG. 6C)) on the touchscreen display. In response to detecting the upward swipe gesture on thetouch screen display, the device translates (8360) the electronicdocument to display a portion of the electronic document other than thetop portion of the electronic document. For example, in response todetecting the upward swipe gesture 586 (FIG. 5E) on the touch screendisplay, the device translates the web page to display an intermediateportion 512-2 of the web page (FIG. 5J), rather than the top portion512-1 of the web page. Similarly, in response to detecting the upwardswipe gesture 688 (FIG. 6C) on the touch screen display, the devicetranslates the electronic note to display an intermediate portion 614-2of the electronic note (FIG. 6D), rather than the top portion 614-1 ofthe electronic note.

A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touchscreen display comprises: a portion of an electronic document (e.g.,portion 512-3 (FIG. 5A) or portion 614-3 (FIG. 6A); and a predefinedarea at the top of the touch screen display (e.g., status bar 501). Theelectronic document has an electronic document length and the displayedportion of the electronic document has a displayed portion length thatis less than the electronic document length. In response to detecting agesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display(e.g., gesture 580 (FIG. 5B) or gesture 680 (FIG. 6B)), a top portion ofthe electronic document is displayed (e.g., the top portion 512-1 of aweb page (FIG. 5D) or the top portion 614-1 of an electronic note (FIG.6C)).

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modificationsand variations are possible in view of the above teachings. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the invention and its practical applications, to therebyenable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention andvarious embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

1. (canceled)
 2. A non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumincluding one or more programs configured to be executed by one or moreprocessors of an electronic device with a touch screen display, the oneor more programs including instructions for: concurrently displaying, onthe touch screen display: a text entry area, and a Uniform ResourceLocator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages; detecting agesture at a location on the touch screen display; and in response todetecting the gesture on the touch screen display: in accordance with adetermination that the location of the gesture corresponds to the textentry area, displaying, on the touch screen display, a first softkeyboard; and in accordance with a determination that the location ofthe gesture corresponds to the URL entry area, displaying, on the touchscreen display, a second soft keyboard that is different from the firstsoft keyboard.
 3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium ofclaim 2, wherein displaying the second soft keyboard includes replacingdisplay of the first soft keyboard with display of the second softkeyboard.
 4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium ofclaim 2, wherein displaying the first soft keyboard includes replacingdisplay of the second soft keyboard with display of the first softkeyboard.
 5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium ofclaim 2, wherein the gesture is a finger gesture on the touch screendisplay.
 6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim2, wherein the gesture is a tap gesture on the touch screen display. 7.The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, the oneor more programs further including instructions for: displaying a numberindicator of active web pages.
 8. The non-transitory computer-readablestorage medium of claim 2, the one or more programs further includinginstructions for: displaying an indication of a number of currentlyactive web pages.
 9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumof claim 2, the one or more programs further including instructions for:detecting, on the touch screen display, a gesture corresponding to aclearing affordance of the URL entry area; and in response to detectingthe gesture corresponding to the clearing affordance of the URL entryarea, clearing the contents of the URL entry area.
 10. Thenon-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, the one ormore programs further including instructions for: detecting, on thetouch screen display, a gesture corresponding to a clearing affordanceof the text entry area; and in response to detecting the gesturecorresponding to the clearing affordance of the text entry area,clearing the contents of the text entry area.
 11. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium of claim 2, the one or more programsfurther including instructions for: while displaying one of the firstsoft keyboard and the second soft keyboard, detecting, on the touchscreen display, a gesture at a location that corresponds to a web pageportion; and in response to detecting the gesture at the location thatcorresponds to the web page portion, ceasing display of the respectivesoft keyboard.
 12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumof claim 2, wherein the first soft keyboard includes a search key. 13.The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, the oneor more programs further including instructions for: detecting, on thetouch screen display, a gesture at a location that corresponds to a webaddress shortcut key; and in response to detecting the gesture at thelocation that corresponds to the web address shortcut key, inserting aset of URL domain characters in the URL entry area.
 14. Thenon-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, whereininserting a set of URL domain characters in the URL entry area includesinserting a top-level domain.
 15. The non-transitory computer-readablestorage medium of claim 2, wherein the text entry area is part of a webpage displayed on the touch screen display.
 16. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium of claim 2, the one or more programsfurther including instructions for: prior to detecting the gesture atthe location on the touch screen display, displaying a web page on thetouch screen display; and in response to detecting the gesture at thelocation on the touch screen display, maintaining display of at least aportion of the web page.
 17. The non-transitory computer-readablestorage medium of claim 16, comprising: further in response to detectingthe gesture at the location on the touch screen display, darkening theat least the portion of the web page.
 18. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium of claim 2, comprising: whiledisplaying the first soft keyboard, detecting a second gesture at alocation on the touch screen display corresponding to the URL entryarea; and in response to detecting the second gesture, replacing displayof the first soft keyboard with display of the second soft keyboard thatis different from the first soft keyboard.
 19. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium of claim 2, comprising: whiledisplaying the second soft keyboard, detecting a second gesture at alocation on the touch screen display corresponding to the text entryarea; and in response to detecting the second gesture, replacing displayof the second soft keyboard with display of the first soft keyboard thatis different from the second soft keyboard.
 20. An electronic device,comprising: a touch screen display; one or more processors; memory; andone or more programs stored in the memory, the one or more programsconfigured to be executed by the one or more processors and the one ormore programs including instructions for: concurrently displaying, onthe touch screen display: a text entry area, and a Uniform ResourceLocator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages; detecting agesture at a location on the touch screen display; and in response todetecting the gesture on the touch screen display: in accordance with adetermination that the location of the gesture corresponds to the textentry area, displaying, on the touch screen display, a first softkeyboard; and in accordance with a determination that the location ofthe gesture corresponds to the URL entry area, displaying, on the touchscreen display, a second soft keyboard that is different from the firstsoft keyboard.
 21. A computer-implemented method, comprising: at anelectronic device with a touch screen display: concurrently displaying,on the touch screen display: a text entry area, and a Uniform ResourceLocator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages; detecting agesture at a location on the touch screen display; and in response todetecting the gesture on the touch screen display: in accordance with adetermination that the location of the gesture corresponds to the textentry area, displaying, on the touch screen display, a first softkeyboard; and in accordance with a determination that the location ofthe gesture corresponds to the URL entry area, displaying, on the touchscreen display, a second soft keyboard that is different from the firstsoft keyboard.